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00:00Big money, big money, big money, stop!
00:03Stop it! No!
00:05Big money!
00:07Let's get the champion!
00:09Hey!
00:11Hey!
00:13Hey!
00:15Hey!
00:17Hey!
00:19Hey!
00:21Hey!
00:23Today, these three players are out with big bucks!
00:27But they'll have to avoid the money,
00:29as they play the most exciting game of their lives!
00:32From Television City in Hollywood,
00:34it's time to Press Your Luck!
00:41And now, here's your host,
00:43the star of Press Your Luck,
00:45Peter DeMarco!
00:48How beautiful!
00:55All right, thank you for all the way down.
00:56Hi, everybody, welcome to Press Your Luck!
00:58We're gonna have a great time today,
01:00because we're not gonna have any whammies,
01:02and we're gonna have a lot of big bucks, I promise.
01:04Let's meet the three players looking for the big bucks,
01:06starting with our first player, Sandy Finney.
01:08How are you, Sandy?
01:10I'm fine, thank you.
01:12That's good. Sandy, where are you from?
01:14I'm from Dallas, Texas.
01:15From Texas!
01:16That's right.
01:17I detect a slight little accent, is it there?
01:19Yes, I'm afraid so.
01:21I know, that's a great accent.
01:23And you're here just visiting, or working, or what?
01:26I'm out visiting, and here to play Press Your Luck,
01:29and win some big bucks.
01:30All right, Sandy, good luck!
01:32Our second player's our champ, Rod Chapman,
01:34with $11,624.
01:37What are you gonna do with the coin, Rod?
01:39Well, I'd like to have a second honeymoon with my wife.
01:41We got married over in Hawaii last year.
01:44So I'm gonna do that, first of all.
01:46Second honeymoon, and you got married in Hawaii.
01:48Were you gonna go to Newark?
01:50Yeah, we thought we'd go someplace that had a nice beach like that.
01:53I think neither you and I are going to Newark now.
01:55I didn't mean to.
01:56Look, Newark's a nice place.
01:58Someone has to live there.
02:00In any event, good luck to you.
02:03Okay, our third player, Leslie Rigg.
02:05How are you, Leslie?
02:06Hey, how you doing, Peter?
02:07Good. Where are you from, Leslie?
02:08I live in Rancho Cucamonga.
02:10You do?
02:11Yeah.
02:12Cucamonga, where is that?
02:13Well, that's in the West Valley, near Ontario.
02:15San Bernardino set.
02:16Yeah!
02:17All right!
02:18Okay, okay.
02:19It's a small city.
02:21Big bucks, right, Leslie?
02:22You bet. We're gonna win.
02:23Let's do it.
02:24We're gonna go for it.
02:25Good luck to you.
02:26All right, gang, give me a buzz and answer, three spins.
02:27Multiple choice answer gets you one spin.
02:29Here's the first question.
02:31What fraction of us said we make an effort to buy USA-made products?
02:35Rod?
02:36One half.
02:37When shopping, is it one half, one quarter, or three quarters?
02:40Sandy?
02:41I'd say one half.
02:42What would you say, Leslie?
02:43I'm gonna go with three quarters.
02:44We try to buy USA, say half the shopping.
02:47Sandy, a spin.
02:48Rod, three.
02:50All right, second question.
02:53Forbes magazine kept track of this for us.
02:56How many seconds long are most TV commercials?
02:59Leslie?
03:0030 seconds.
03:01Is it 30, 15, or 90, Sandy?
03:0315.
03:04What do you think, Rod?
03:0530 seconds.
03:06Most TV commercials are 30 seconds long.
03:10All right, Rod goes to four, Leslie to three.
03:14They just seem like five minutes, right?
03:16Okay.
03:18Let's check up on your memory of American history.
03:21In what state was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought?
03:24Rod?
03:25Virginia.
03:26Is it Virginia, Massachusetts, or Pennsylvania, Sandy?
03:30Pennsylvania.
03:31What do you think, Leslie?
03:32I believe it was Massachusetts.
03:33Battle of Bunker Hill took place in Massachusetts.
03:37And Leslie goes to four.
03:39All right, gang.
03:40Last question.
03:43Whether you call him the Birdman or the Hick from French Lick,
03:47Larry Bird is probably the most publicized player in what pro sport, Leslie?
03:51Basketball.
03:52Is it basketball, baseball, or hockey, Sandy?
03:55Basketball.
03:56What is it?
03:57Basketball.
03:58Yeah, gang.
03:59Larry Bird plays basketball very well.
04:00He's going to be three, Rod to five.
04:01Leslie and Sam, if you guys come back and make some money, okay?
04:04We'll be back next week.
04:05Stay with us.
04:06All right, gang.
04:07This is money time.
04:08Over $50,000, as usual, up there on the game board.
04:10And prizes, $50,000.
08:37We are back for more questions.
08:40You guys feel answers?
08:42You feel answers coming on?
08:43Yes.
08:44You want to just start firing them at me and see if they match any of these questions?
08:47That would be a different game.
08:48Wouldn't last a long time, however.
08:49All right.
08:50I'll give you questions.
08:51You give me answers.
08:52You get spins.
08:53Pretty good bargain?
08:54Sounds like it.
08:55All right.
08:56Here comes the first one.
08:57What television show was recently chosen as the top nighttime soap opera by the readers
09:01of Soap Opera...
09:02Leslie.
09:03Dynasty.
09:04...of Soap Opera Digest?
09:05Is it Dynasty, Dallas, or Knotts Landing?
09:07Sandy.
09:08Dynasty.
09:09What do you think, Rob?
09:10I believe it's Dynasty.
09:11Yeah, that top nighttime soap.
09:12Everybody get that out of your system, because the top nighttime soap is Dallas.
09:20Oh.
09:21Oh.
09:22Oh.
09:23Well, you wouldn't listen.
09:25Oh.
09:26Everybody applauded.
09:27It's Dallas.
09:28We'll applaud for Dallas.
09:29Dallas.
09:30Applaud for Dallas.
09:31Didn't help you out much, but...
09:32No spins.
09:33Good show.
09:34All right.
09:35Here comes the next question.
09:36If you wanted to play the standard game of bridge, how many other people would you have
09:39to find, Rod?
09:41Three.
09:42Is it three, four, or five?
09:44Sandy.
09:45Three.
09:46How many is it, Leslie?
09:47Three.
09:48You must have a fourth for bridge, so that's three others.
09:49Yeah.
09:50Sandy takes in Rod three, Leslie one.
09:56Diamonds may be expensive, but according to the old expression, what is cheap?
10:04These questions are cheap.
10:08I'll give you multiple choice.
10:09If you're right, you get a spin.
10:11Diamonds may be expensive, but according to the old expression, what is cheap?
10:14Is it talk, daydreams, or love?
10:16Sandy.
10:17Talk.
10:18What do you think, Rod?
10:19Talk.
10:20Leslie.
10:21So much easier, multiple choice.
10:22It is talk.
10:23That was a long answer, but indeed it is.
10:24Talk is cheap.
10:25Sandy to two, Rod to four, Leslie to two.
10:28Last one, gang.
10:29Here it comes.
10:31Let's check out your knowledge of American geography, all right?
10:33What state borders four of the five Great Lakes?
10:38Leslie.
10:39Michigan.
10:40Is it Michigan, Maine, or Pennsylvania?
10:42Sandy.
10:43Michigan.
10:44What is it, Rod?
10:45Michigan.
10:46Four of the five Great Lakes are bordered by the state of Michigan.
10:47All right.
10:48Sandy to three, Rod to five, Leslie to five, and big bucks.
10:53Can we come back after these words?
10:54No.
10:55Don't go away.
10:56Catch me now, all right, Levi?
10:58No.
10:59All right!
11:00All right!
11:01All right, we're back for Big Bucks.
11:26This is what they call the Big Bucks round.
11:28There's over $100,000 on the board in cash and prizes.
11:30That's one-tenth of a million dollars.
11:33Wow, that sounds like a lot of money, doesn't it?
11:35Probably because it is.
11:36Rod with $3,532.
11:38You won round one, so you will play last.
11:40You earned that.
11:41And let's see.
11:42Sandy with $900.
11:43You have three spins.
11:44You will be first.
11:45Are you ready?
11:46I'm ready.
11:47Let's attack the board.
11:48I'm ready.
11:49I'm going to press my luck.
11:50Come on, Big Bucks.
11:51Come on, Big Bucks.
11:52Come on, Big Bucks.
11:53Stop.
11:54Stop.
11:55Sandy with $2,522.
11:56You're now in second place, two spins.
11:57About $110.
11:58Come on, Big Bucks.
11:59Come on, Big Bucks.
12:00Stop.
12:01Stop at Australia.
12:02Come on, Ireland.
12:03You're worth $3,252.
12:04$6674.
12:05First place, one spin.
12:06Left, Sandy.
12:07Come on, Big Bucks.
12:08Come on, Big Bucks.
12:09Let's go, Big Bucks.
12:10Stop.
12:11Stop at $750 and a spin.
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17:10Mark, you have three whammies, no dollars, two spins.
17:12One more whammy, you'll not only be out of the game, but Leslie will win it.
17:14But you do have two spins.
17:15Yes.
17:16Want to keep going?
17:17I'm going to take one.
17:18I'm going to take a spin.
17:19Here we go.
17:20Okay.
17:21Here we go.
17:22Hang on.
17:23Anything will do here.
17:24Come on, now.
17:25Anything will do.
17:26Stop.
17:27Stop at an Eastern Tour, Rod.
17:28That Eastern Tour has a value of $2,312.
17:29You're in second place.
17:3017th shot of Leslie.
17:31I'm going to pass that fiddle to Leslie.
17:32One to you, Leslie.
17:33Avoid the whammy, you win the game.
17:34If you whammy, Rod's the champ.
17:35Here we go, Leslie.
17:37Okay.
17:38Anything.
17:39Anything.
17:40Come on, Leslie.
17:41Come on.
17:42Stop.
17:43Stop.
17:44Pick a corner.
17:45Five minutes to spin.
17:46$2,000.
17:47You've got $2,000, Leslie.
17:48You're crushing it.
17:49$1,048.
17:52Whammy.
17:53Whammy.
17:54Whammy.
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18:00Whammy.
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18:07Whammy.
18:08Hey, congrats, Leslie.
18:09No.
18:10Whammy.
18:11Whammy.
18:12Whammy.
18:13Whammy.
18:14Whammy.
18:15Whammy.
18:16Hey.
18:17Stop it.
18:18That's what you got done.
18:19Ha, that's whammy.
18:20Come on.
18:21Wham, wham, wham, wham.
18:22Come on.
18:23Wham, wham, wham, wham.
18:24Wham, wham, wham.
18:25Wham.
18:26Wham, wham, wham, wham.
18:27Now, Bubba, wanna dance with me?
18:28Yeah, OK.
18:29Congratulations, Larry.
18:30You did it, Wedge.
18:32You've won $26,038.
18:33Your companion will fly to one of Europe's
18:34most attractive capitals, Lisbon, Portugal.
18:39Enjoy the week's holiday in this exciting city
18:41where even a casual stroll can be an adventure, Lisbon.
18:45That prize totaling $2,188
18:48combined with the $18,850 in cash you won
18:53gives you a grand total of $21,038.
18:58Congratulations.
19:00All right, Nestor, what a hunk of change.
19:02We'll come back and take another shot at this next time.
19:05And, Rod, you're leaving us with $11,624.
19:08Congratulations.
19:09Thank you, that's a nice prize for you.
19:11I thank you for coming on the show
19:12all the way from Dallas, Texas, all right?
19:15Before we leave, here are a couple of poems.
19:18This one's from Kathy Gerving of Green River, Wyoming.
19:21I love you, Tammy Wammett, and the way you sing, too.
19:25But, oh, how did the whammy ever catch you?
19:28Now you're a team on my favorite show,
19:30but once again took all my money,
19:31and all I could do was cry, oh, no.
19:35This one is from Sean Grief Gerving, Kathy's son.
19:39Whammy, whammy, why can't you be good
19:41instead of taking my money away?
19:43Maybe tomorrow, maybe today,
19:45you'll be a nice little whammy and send the money my way.
19:48I like Sean's better than Kathy's, don't you?
19:51Kathy, give up writing poetry.
19:53Sean's gonna get it covered.
19:54Until next time, this is Peter Tabarkin.
19:55Thanks for pressing your luck. Bye-bye.
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